Schedule of work: the jobs we take and the work we refer out

01

TV mounting

TVs mounted level and solid on drywall, metal studs, concrete or prewar plaster. The wall decides the hardware.

A TV in Long Island City, Queens usually goes on one of four walls: drywall over wood studs, drywall over the metal studs common in newer towers, poured concrete, or plaster on lath in the older rowhouses. Each one takes a different anchor, a different drill and a different amount of time, so we ask what's behind the wall before we quote. Measure first, then drill.

• Fixed, tilting and full-motion mounts — including one you already bought
• Metal-stud, concrete, brick and plaster-wall anchoring
• Level, centered, and set at the height you choose
• Soundbars and small media shelves in the same visit
• Cables tidied into surface raceways
• Old mount holes patched on request

02

Furniture & IKEA assembly

Beds, PAX wardrobes, dressers, desks and cribs — built square, and anchored to the wall when they're tall.

Flat-pack furniture is easy until it's a tall wardrobe in a tight bedroom and the building wants the elevator booked. We assemble IKEA and boxed furniture from any store in Long Island City, Queens apartments, check that each piece is square and stable, and anchor tall or top-heavy pieces to the wall so they can't tip.

• IKEA and flat-pack furniture from any store
• Beds, bunk beds and cribs
• PAX and other wardrobe systems
• Dressers, desks, bookcases and media units
• Tip-over anchoring for tall pieces
• Wall-hung cabinets and shelves into studs or concrete

03

Drywall & plaster patching

Anchor holes, dents, doorknob holes and old mount holes — filled, sanded smooth and ready for paint.

This is patch work: the holes a TV mount leaves behind, a doorknob through the wall, dents from moving day, a crack along a seam. Towers in Long Island City, Queens are mostly drywall; the 19th-century rowhouses in Hunters Point are often plaster on lath, which needs its own repair method. We match the fix to the wall, feather it smooth, and touch up the paint when you have it.

• Nail, screw and anchor holes
• Old TV-mount and shelf holes
• Doorknob holes and dents
• Seam and corner cracks
• Small plaster-on-lath repairs in older homes
• Primer and paint touch-up to match

04

Window & through-wall AC

Window units installed on a support bracket, or pulled out for the winter. Through-wall units swapped into the sleeve you already have.

A window AC is heavy, it sits over a drop, and in New York City it has to be supported properly. We install window units in Long Island City, Queens on a support bracket or fastened from inside, seal the side gaps, and take them out again when the season ends. For through-the-wall units, we swap a new unit into the existing sleeve — the new one has to match that sleeve.

• Window AC installation on a support bracket
• Seasonal removal, window closed back up
• Side panels, foam and gap sealing
• Through-the-wall unit swaps into an existing sleeve
• Window guard compliance kept intact
• Casement and slider windows checked before the visit

05

Art, mirrors & shelves

Art, heavy mirrors, gallery walls and floating shelves — hung level, with hardware matched to the wall and the weight.

A picture hook that holds in drywall will pull straight out of old plaster, and a floating shelf needs something solid behind it. In Long Island City, Queens homes we work out what the wall is, pick hardware for the weight, lay the arrangement out with you, and hang it level — one heavy mirror or a whole gallery wall.

• Framed art and gallery walls, laid out before drilling
• Heavy mirrors on French cleats or heavy-duty hardware
• Floating and bracket shelves into studs, concrete or masonry
• Coat hooks, towel bars and entryway racks
• Renter-friendly options for light pieces
• Holes patched when pieces come down

06

Curtain rods, blinds & shades

Rods, blinds and blackout shades — including the wide floor-to-ceiling glass in Long Island City towers.

Floor-to-ceiling windows look great until the afternoon sun comes in. Covering them in a Long Island City, Queens tower usually means a long rod or a ceiling track across a wide span, often into a concrete ceiling or a metal-stud wall. We mount rods, blinds and shades level across the whole run, with brackets placed so a long rod doesn't sag in the middle.

• Curtain rods and ceiling-mounted tracks
• Blinds and shades, inside or outside the frame
• Blackout and room-darkening shades
• Wide spans with center support brackets
• Concrete ceilings and metal-stud walls
• Prewar window frames and plaster walls

07

Paint touch-ups

Small areas brought back to match — after a patch, after a mount comes down, or before a walk-through.

Touch-ups are small by design: the patched spot, the scuffed hallway corner, the square of wall where a TV mount used to be. In Long Island City, Queens apartments we prime the patch, match the sheen, and feather the paint in so it doesn't flash. Full-room painting is a different job, and we'll say so if that's what the wall really needs.

• Paint over fresh patches
• Scuffs and dings on walls and trim
• Sheen matched — flat, eggshell, satin, semi-gloss
• Door and trim touch-ups
• Your leftover paint, or a color you supply
• Touch-ups before a move-out walk-through

08

Caulking & grout

Old, stained caulk cut out and replaced. Cracked or missing grout repaired, so water stays where it belongs.

Caulk that's peeling, black at the edges or pulling away from the tub lets water behind the tile. In Long Island City, Queens bathrooms the fix is the same: cut the old bead out completely, clean and dry the joint, and lay a new bead of mildew-resistant silicone — never fresh caulk over old. Small grout repairs follow the same idea: rake out what's cracked, then regrout.

• Tub and shower recaulking
• Old caulk fully removed, joint cleaned and dried
• Kitchen backsplash and sink-edge caulking
• Small grout repairs and regrouted sections
• Mildew-resistant silicone
• Interior window and trim caulking

09

Door & cabinet adjustment

Doors that stick, rub or won't latch. Cabinet doors that sag or won't close. Loose hinges and handles.

Most door problems in Long Island City, Queens homes are hinge problems: a loose screw, a stripped hole, a hinge that's sagged a fraction of an inch. We tighten and shim hinges, plane where a door rubs, line the latch back up with the strike plate so it catches, and adjust or replace cabinet hinges so the fronts line up and close.

• Sticking, rubbing and sagging interior doors
• Doors that won't latch or swing shut
• Hinges tightened, shimmed or replaced
• Cabinet doors realigned; soft-close hinges fitted
• Loose handles, pulls and drawer slides
• Closet doors and bifold tracks

10

Drafts & weatherstripping

Door sweeps, weatherstripping and sealing for the gaps that let winter in — around doors, windows and AC units.

Drafts come from the gaps nobody looks at: the bottom of a door, the meeting rail of an old double-hung window, the foam around a window AC that's shrunk since June. In Long Island City, Queens homes we find where the air is getting in, then seal it with sweeps, weatherstripping and caulk sized to the gap.

• Door sweeps and door-bottom seals
• Weatherstripping on doors and operable windows
• Interior caulking at window and trim gaps
• Sealing around window AC units
• Removable seals for windows you still open
• Draft stoppers for rarely used windows

11

Childproofing & anchoring

Dressers, bookcases and TVs anchored to the wall. Cabinet latches, drawer latches and gates fitted where little hands reach.

Childproofing a Long Island City, Queens apartment is mostly anchoring and latching. Tall and top-heavy furniture gets fastened to the wall, TVs get mounted or strapped, cabinets and drawers get latches, and doorways that lead to a fall get gates that are screwed in, not just pressure-fit.

• Dressers, wardrobes and bookcases anchored
• TVs mounted, or strapped to their furniture
• Cabinet and drawer latches
• Hardware-mounted baby gates
• Plug-in outlet covers and cord management
• Corner and edge guards

12

Grab bars

Bathroom and hallway grab bars fastened through tile into studs, blocking or masonry — never into bare drywall.

A grab bar has to hold a person's weight at the moment they slip, so what it's fastened to matters more than how it looks. In Long Island City, Queens bathrooms we drill tile with the right bit, fasten into studs, blocking or masonry — or use anchors made for hollow walls behind tile when there's no stud where the bar needs to go — and place it around the person who'll use it.

• Tub and shower grab bars
• Toilet-side support bars
• Hallway and entry rails
• Drilling through ceramic and porcelain tile
• Anchors made for hollow walls behind tile
• Height and position marked with you before drilling

13

Smart doorbells, cameras & locks

Battery video doorbells, indoor cameras and the smart lock you bought — mounted, paired and set up on your phone.

We install the devices that run on batteries or plug into an outlet you already have: video doorbells, indoor and balcony cameras, and smart locks you've bought, fitted to your existing door. In Long Island City, Queens apartments that usually means working to the building's rules on what can go on the hallway side of the door. Then we pair everything to your Wi-Fi and phone and check that alerts actually arrive.

• Battery video doorbells
• Indoor and balcony cameras
• Smart locks you've bought, fitted to your door
• Wi-Fi pairing and app setup
• Mounting plates, wedges and brackets
• Adhesive mounts where drilling isn't allowed

14

Move-in & move-out repairs

Moving out: holes patched and touched up before the walk-through. Moving in: rods, shelves, TV and furniture in one visit.

Moving is when the small jobs stack up. On the way out of a Long Island City, Queens apartment it's the anchor holes, the TV-mount holes and the scuffed corners. On the way in it's the curtain rods, the TV, the bed frame and the shelves. We batch the list into one visit where we can, and work it around your building's elevator booking.

• Nail, anchor and mount holes patched
• Paint touch-ups over the patches
• Mounts, shelves and rods taken down
• Move-in: TV, rods, shelves and art
• Furniture assembly and anchoring
• Doors and cabinets adjusted